authorities have caught more than a million cases of tax i.d. fraud just last year. totaling billions of dollars. they say older residents are more vulnerable and that things are really bad in florida. officials report miami alone has 46 times more the rest of the country. the u.s. attorney for south florida calls it a tsunami of fraud. and the epicenter of a national trend. phil keating with more live from our south florida newsroom. why there? >> the government with fake returns just happens to be the fraud deyour down here made easier when they will pay it back on prepaid debit cards which are sold pretty much at any drugstore. the two miami cops are the latest fraudsters caught up in this crime accused of accessing government or healthcare data to mine for personal info. it is now the number one fraud in florida and number three fraud nationwide. >> what it shows you is that greed has no end. anyone who has ability to access anyone's personal identification number. anyone who has access to a laptop. that's all you need. it's very easy. >> once the irs deposits th